1. Lynn Strawn
2912 Ziegler Road
Bay City, MI 48706
Cell: (989) 415-5673; Email: llstrawn64@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Administrative Assistant, Global Business Services (GBS) September 2011 - Present
Dow Corning Corporation, Bay City, MI
• Provide support to Director of Global Infrastructure and department staff locally and globally.
• Schedule meetings and handle requests for refreshments/lunches as needed.
• Process travel requests for both domestic and international travel.
• Process expense reports by reconciling receipts with statements.
• Proofread and edit documents for department personnel.
• Maintain Director’s Outlook calendar by accepting/declining meeting notices and rescheduling when
needed.
• Organize major department events such as the CIO Excellence Awards by contacting the recipients,
arranging the photographer, preparing the invitations, agenda, arranging the menu, determining the
venue, and ordering the trophies for award recipients.
• Supervise the department co-op; mentor and provide guidance; delegate tasks to sustain co-op’s
daily workload.
• Monitor global inbox for project management tasks; provide technical and system administrative
support by creating and managing all open SM Orders in SAP for active projects.
• Provide safety orientation to all new employees to the Bay City site.
Executive Administrative Assistant, Commercial Function and August 2009 – September 2011
Procurement & Logistics
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI
• Provided administrative duties for the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and his direct reports.
• Performed administrative duties for the Corporate Vice President of Procurement and her five direct
reports.
• Maintained Outlook inbox for CMO by accepting/declining meeting notices, drafting notes, and
responding to emails.
• Arranged variety of meetings with other executives.
• Organized the yearly Global Marketing Excellence Award Event by preparing the agenda, arranging
the menu, and determining the venue.
• Assisted with the CMO’s relocation to Tokyo, Japan by preparing international paperwork, booking
travel, and determining living arrangements.
• Gathered information to consolidate and prepare monthly board report.
• Set up meetings and arranged travel plans for employees as needed.
• Prepared agendas for weekly staff meetings.
• Executed monthly reports, such as expense, travel, and logistics report.
Administrative Assistant, Construction Industries October 1999 – August 2009
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI
• Supported Marketing Director, Americas team of Regional Sales Managers, Marketers, and Sellers.
• Prepared project related letters to distributors providing the results of tests performed.
• Assembled yearly distributor/representative contracts by preparing the contract, communicating with
the distributor to get contract signed and returned, and tracking the return.
• Interacted with distributors, customers, vendors, and sellers on a daily basis performing actions at
their requests.
• Developed and maintained the Silicone Pump Program by distributing the available pumps to job
sites as needed.

2. Administrative Assistant, Intellectual Property Dept. September 1990 – October 1999
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI
• Supported General Patent Counsel, patent attorneys, and agents.
• Prepared and mailed secrecy agreements to vendors.
• Assembled patent paperwork for mailing to the United States Patent Office.
• Prepared the agenda for monthly patent management committee meetings and transcribed meeting
minutes.
Legal Administrative Assistant May 1982 – September 1990
Law firm of Braun, Kendrick, Finkbeiner, Schafer & Murphy, Saginaw, MI
• Prepared legal documents for partners, associates, and legal assistants for filing with District and
Circuit Courts.
• Transcribed and mailed legal documents/letters to clients.
• Had daily interaction with clients, other law offices, and various courts.
EDUCATION
Associates in General Studies
Delta College, University Center, MI
Executive Secretarial Certificate
Northeastern Business School, Bay City, MI
Medical Terminology
Bay-Arenac ISD
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Outlook; Visio; SAP
REFERENCES
Available upon request.